Tabernacle

The tabernaculum was a tent , mostly an officer's tent in Roman antiquity , in particular used by the Roman military .

etymology

The word tabernaculum comes from Latin and means something like hut or tent . Tabernaculum is the diminutive of Taberna .

Description and use

The tabernacle was a gable tent. The structure, very similar to the tentorium , only differed in the way it was stretched: While the tentorium was stretched over ropes, the tabernaculum consisted of a fixed wooden frame. This made it more stable, but also more difficult to transport. Originally the tabernacle was only intended for officers, but common soldiers also lived in this type of tent in late antiquity . The tent was also used for worship, which the Israelites had during their wandering in the wilderness.

literature

• Peter Connolly : The Roman Army. Tessloff-Verlag, ISBN 3-7886-0180-9 .

Web links

• Tabernaculum on Zeno.org

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.zeno.org/Georges-1913/A/tabernaculum?hl=tabernaculum
2. ^ Peter Connolly : The Roman Army , Tessloff-Verlag, ISBN 3-7886-0180-9 , chap. "March"
3. ↑ Tabernacle . In: The Free Dictionary . ( thefreedictionary.com [accessed April 12, 2018]).
4. ↑ Bible Gateway passage: Exodus 25-27 - New International Version. Retrieved April 12, 2018 .